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I've wandered the valley,
climbed the highest hill,
but when I see you,
it's exciting, such a thrill.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Our Moon doesn't really look like this. Earth's Moon, Luna, doesn't naturally show this rich texture, and its colors are more subtle. But this digital creation is based on reality. The featured image is a composite of multiple images and enhanced to bring up real surface features. The enhancements, for example, show more clearly craters that illustrate the tremendous bombardment our Moon has been through during its 4.6-billion-year history. The dark areas, called maria, have fewer craters and were once seas of molten lava. Additionally, the image colors, although based on the moon's real composition, are changed and exaggerated. Here, a blue hue indicates a region that is iron rich, while orange indicates a slight excess of aluminum. Although the Moon has shown the same side to the Earth for billions of years, modern technology is allowing humanity to learn much more about it -- and how it affects the Earth.

Photo by Darya Kawa Mirza

#sunrise

Crossing the border
of mental acuity
is the challenge,
to avoid duplicity.

No Ode to tomorrow,
which never came,
when yesterday and today,
forgot its name.

Be the strength,
write what's on your mind.
When writing about others,
always write to be kind.

The World, once his Oyster,
now broken and apart,
he vowed to keep on living,
in matters of the heart.

As life is still ongoing,
it may end before the start,
becoming his damnation,
in matters of the heart.

Trying to do things wisely,
and to be working smart,
all his efforts follow,
in matters of the heart.

A long life together,
living now apart,
while love still exists,
in matters of the heart.

In the world of History,
studies of the art,
the World is indifferent,
In matters of the heart.

The love for another,
a quest to be a part,
an overwhelming desire
in matters of the heart.

When I arise in morning,
the horse before the cart,
I write down my words,
in matters of the heart.

Frederick Douglass (1817 - 1895) - Frederick Augustus Washington  American abolitionist, social reformer, writer, orator and statesman. Born a slave, he escaped from slavery in Maryland and became a national leader of the abolitionist movement. Known for his oratory and antislavery writings. He was described by abolitionists in his time as a living counterexample to slaveholders' arguments that slaves lacked the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens. Douglass wrote three autobiographies, describing his experiences as a slave and later times of his life. Douglass also actively supported women's suffrage, and held several public offices.

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

This is the mess that is left when a star explodes. The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova seen in 1054 AD, is filled with mysterious filaments. The filaments are not only tremendously complex, but appear to have less mass than expelled in the original supernova and a higher speed than expected from a free explosion. The featured image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, is presented in three colors chosen for scientific interest. The Crab Nebula spans about 10 light-years. In the nebula's very center lies a pulsar: a neutron star as massive as the Sun but with only the size of a small town. The Crab Pulsar rotates about 30 times each second. Discovery + Outreach: Graduate student research position open for APOD

Never fear to write.
Fear inhibits creativity.
Your ability to write
words, unencumbered,
is hindered by shyness
or risk of embarrassment.
To have your words
taken out of context,
can be fearful.
Just write the words,
few or in abundance,
to make yourself heard,
by taking a chance.
You may be surprised
by the response
you receive.

Carpe diem.
Seize the day.
Don't procrastinate.
Do it now,
lest we forget
what life is about.

I long for the days
of the past,
of slow dancing,
picnic at tables
in the Taneum Creek area
and breathing, sans mask.

Ah, the days
of tricked up cars,
Smitty's mufflers
with large, echo cans,
all chrome and noisy.
Racing on country roads.
No money involved,
just wanting to win.